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Alto Paraíso de Goiás is a municipality in northeastern Goiás state, Brazil. It has become known for its ecological and New Age tourism.LocationAlto Paraíso is part of the IBGE statistical micro-region of Chapada dos Veadeiros. It lies 230 km. northeast of the federal capital Brasília and 423 from the state capital Goiânia. Highway connections are made by BR-153 / Anápolis / BR-060 / Alexânia / Planaltina / GO-118 / BR-010 / São João d'Aliança.Neighboring municipalities are: North: Cavalcante and Teresina de GoiásSouth: São João d'AliançaEast: Nova RomaWest: Colinas do SulDemographicsPopulation density: 2.56 inhab/km²Urban population: 4,585 (2007)Rural population: 2,043 (2007)Population growth rate 1996/2007: 1.87%The economyThe economy is based on farming, cattle raising, tourism, and services. The cattle herd was 30,500 in 2006. There were two banking institutions in 2007—Banco Itaú SA and Banco do Brasil SA. . In addition these institutions, Caxia Econômica Federal is present as well .